Genome

Ursus thibetanus (Asiatic black bear) Ursus thibetanus overview Lineage: Eukaryota[9838]; Metazoa[4595]; Chordata[2209]; Craniata[2186]; Vertebrata[2186]; Euteleostomi[2168]; Mammalia[668]; Eutheria[494]; Laurasiatheria[275]; Carnivora[74]; Caniformia[47]; Ursidae[6]; Ursus[4]; Ursus thibetanus[1]

The Manchurian black bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus) is a subspecies of the Asiatic black bear that is also known as the moon bear or white-chested bear. Asiatic black bears live in a variety of habitats from near sea level to elevations of 4,300 meters and prefer broad-leaved and coniferous forests. Asiatic black bears are vulnerable to extinction More...mostly due to habitat loss and being killed for body parts that are used in traditional medicines. Less...

Summary Sequence data:  genome assemblies: 2; sequence reads: 1  (See  Genome Assembly and Annotation report) Statistics:  median total length (Mb): 2292.37  median protein count: 0  median GC%: 41.15 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation. Yu L, et al. BMC Evol Biol 2007 Oct 24 A complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Asian black bear Sichuan subspecies (Ursus thibetanus mupinensis). Hou WR, et al. Int J Biol Sci 2006 Dec 23  Representative (genome information for reference and representative genomes) Reference genome:   Ursus thibetanus thibetanus Submitter: Northwestern Polytechnical University Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% Un - . - 0.01 40.6 Chromosomes